Before coming to GA-PCOM, Smith completed a one-year Academic Fellowship at the Medical
University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina with the College’s
Physician Assistant Program where she led a clinical problem solving group and gave
clinical medicine lectures. Prior to her fellowship, Smith worked at MUSC as a Physician
Assistant in the Neuroscience Department where she served in an outpatient care setting
dealing with neuromuscular diseases. She also worked with the Physician Assistant
Program developing standardized patient cases and initiating the use of simulation
technology.

Smith earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Georgia Regents
University in Augusta, Georgia. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Science in
Secondary Science Education from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.

Smith is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician
Assistant Education Association. She is nationally board certified, and holds a license
to practice as a Physician Assistant in South Carolina. In addition, she is a member
of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. Smith has authored several publications
and has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician
Assistants.